Vitebsk Oblast will host the 11th edition of the Forum of Regions of Belarus and Russia. The Vitebsk Oblast Executive Committee has discussed preparations for the event, the progress to build and renovate facilities, as well as accommodation for guests, BelTA has learned. The Forum of Regions of Belarus and Russia will be held on 27-28 June and will be co-hosted by three cities of the region - Vitebsk, Polotsk and Novopolotsk. The Vitebsk Oblast Executive Committee and local authorities...

Belarus has sent humanitarian aid to Orenburg Oblast and Kurgan Oblast of the Russian Federation, BelTA learned from the press service of the Emergencies Ministry. The humanitarian cargo was shipped to Russia’s flood-affected regions on behalf of the head of state. The work to collect the cargo was based on the relevant resolution of the Council of Ministers. "The cargo weighs about 56 tonnes and is 260 cubic meters big. It was sent by road to Orenburg Oblast and Kurgan Oblast this...

The key message of Belarusian ideology is together for strong and prosperous Belarus, BelTA learned from Deputy Chairman of the Belarusian People’s Congress Aleksandr Kosinets. Aleksandr Kosinets said: “Does our country have an ideology? We have an ideology and the key idea is formulated like this: together for strong and prosperous Belarus. Together means a consolidated society regardless of ethnic nationality and faith. Strong means a strong economy, strong Armed Forces, which are...

 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs commented on the introduction of additional restrictions on certain imports to Belarus originating from Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Czechia and Estonia, BelTA has learned. “The Belarusian government was forced to introduce the measures in response to the systemic unfriendly actions by the European Union and a number of the most aggressive EU countries against the Republic of Belarus. The government imposed a ban on certain imports from Latvia,...

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the Republic of Belarus Alireza Sanei thanked  Belarus for its support and solidarity with the Iranian people as he talked to journalists at the Iranian Embassy in Minsk that opened a book of condolences on 21 May following the tragic death of Iranian President  Ebrahim Raisi and a number of the country's senior officials, BelTA has learned. “We say in Iran that a friend in need is a friend indeed. We really...

On behalf of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus, Chair of the Council of the Republic Natalya Kochanova expressed condolences to Chairman of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf over the death of President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ebrahim Raisi, BelTA learned from the press service of the upper house of parliament. “This tragic event shocked the whole world and deeply saddened Iran’s friends,” noted Natalya Kochanova....